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#	Post Title	Result Info	Date	User	Forum
	Car reliability according to consumer reports	66Relevance	5 years ago	Dan	Submit Your Question HERE
	What I found to be interesting from - the Consumer reports New Annual Auto Reliability Data (linked here). (the version that's published for non subscribers) Hybrids and Plug-ins are the among the MOST reliable Electric SUVs are amount the LEAST reliable due to complex electronics. Conventional cars Toyota, Hyundai, Kia and Subaru's tech and gearboxes tend to fail. Small cars - the Mazda3 has issues with the climate control and electronics while the Corolla Hatchback has issues with the Transmission. (This might be the end of small cars?) Notably, accordin ...
	Answer to: Car reliability according to consumer reports	66Relevance	5 years ago	Whatchamacallit	Submit Your Question HERE
	I take Consumer reports ratings with a grain of salt. In past years they had Dodge and Hyundai/Kia up there in the Top 10. Also, they don’t reveal the exact issues with the cars; they just have general categories but if you would like to know the exact issues for that category and how often it occurred there is no way to find out. That’s always been one of my main gripes against Consumer reports - I would like to see that detailed data. You get more information from CarComplaints.com, although that site is not perfect. I’ve bought Consumer products (ap ...
	Answer to: Nissan Top 2 cars on Consumer Reports	59Relevance	4 years ago	Whatchamacallit	Submit Your Question HERE
	What’s your point? Consumer reports is just as bad as the main stream news media. We’ve talked about Consumer reports and their ratings before if you do a search on our forum:
	Answer to: Car reliability according to consumer reports (cont.)	59Relevance	5 years ago	FJCruiser2014	Submit Your Question HERE
	I came across this post and I just can't believe what they are saying in favor of Consumer reports and calling them a nonprofit or scientific tests etc. No way in the world can I accept/believe Mini being above Toyota or BMW above Honda. Isn't this just another marketing lie not just for some brands but also for Consumer reports?
	RE: Consumer Reports' Most and Least Reliable Car Brands of 2020	59Relevance	6 years ago	Kerem	Submit Your Question HERE
	Not Consumer reports. Many other magazines are like that but Consumer reports uses clear data from it's subsribers and they don't make them up or hide them they identify key trouble spots in cars. It is normal in fact pretty safe to not trust CR but you need to realize that they clearly buy their own cars, test them using their own data, and update reiability using data from millions of vehicles. Their reliability predicitions are more accurate as they are fluid and have data on cars up to 20 years old. Its your choise to trust them or not but Scotty general ...
	Answer to: Consumer Reports has gone downhill	53Relevance	2 years ago	Hixster	Submit Your Question HERE
	Where did you get this information? Here's CR's latest rankings. Here's an article explaining why Toyota's ranking fell. There's no mention of a Korean brand's ascension.
	Answer to: Consumer Reports has gone downhill	53Relevance	2 years ago	fishingandcarsenthusiast123	Submit Your Question HERE
	Consumer reports can sometimes provides unsound advice. They rate unreliable cars as Car of The Year. They act like they are pay-to-play
	RE: Replaced cars with Scotty recommended cars. Now what do I wrench on?	59Relevance	6 years ago	Operator	Submit Your Question HERE
	Lol no, I'm sorry you think that. They are the most famous unbiased ratings, reviews, and pricing Consumer advocate aside from maybe J.D power. Let me do some quick research instead of just blurting out statements... Okay, even J.D power says, and I quote "Consumer reports has a reputation for delivering concise and reliable information on vehicle quality, safety, and performance," (J.D. Power and associates online/J.D. Power.com Fox Business: "Consumer reports ranked number 1. most reliable auto brand reviews." USA Today: "Consumer reports recogniz ...
	Consumer Reports Car Repair Assistant and Repairpal.com - what do you think?	53Relevance	5 years ago	Glen_stet	Submit Your Question HERE
	Today I was looking at Consumer reports online, and I saw that they have a feature called "Car Repair Assistant", which will give you estimates of common major repairs, given make/model and your zip code. It's "driven" by a site repairpal.com. I'd be curious if any of the other forum members (better yet, Scotty himself) would be willing to offer an opinion on the prices and recommendations provided (you need a Consumer reports subscription to look at the Consumer Report site, but not the Repairpal.com site). I haven't bought a lot of repairs, so I'd like ot ...
	Answer to: Consumer Reports has gone downhill	46Relevance	2 years ago	nlord	Submit Your Question HERE
	... They rated the Rainbow as horrible because it appeared that it didn't pick anything up. What they had done, was use talcum powder instead of dirt or sand, which does not adhere to water! So the rainbow would suck it up, but spit it right back out, and the vacuum would weigh the same, appearing to not have picked anything up. Why in the world would they ever use talcum power for the test, well they got sued and lost because it was evidently so that the rainbow would look bad. I don't trust Consumer reports at all because of many stories like this.
	Car reliability according to consumer reports (cont.)	46Relevance	5 years ago	MountainManJoe	Submit Your Question HERE
	Continuation of the topic "Car reliability according to Consumer reports" (because @dan broke it with his duplicate posting 😐 )
	Answer to: Car reliability according to consumer reports	46Relevance	5 years ago	kesterpaul62	Submit Your Question HERE
	When has Consumer reports told relevant information? They test cars in categories that are useful. But I wouldn't trust that information unless I physically test drove the vehicle myself. In the end, Consumer reports is part of the 3 Stooges of automotive reviews-along with JD Power and MotorTrend.
	Answer to: What is your opinion on latest Consumer Reports new car reliability?	46Relevance	5 years ago	MountainManJoe	Submit Your Question HERE
	Maybe you should ask us about our opinion of Consumer reports themselves.
	Answer to: What is your opinion on latest Consumer Reports new car reliability?	46Relevance	5 years ago	nlord	Submit Your Question HERE
	Almost thirty years ago, I sold Rainbow vacuum cleaners. I did it because they were flat out awesome, and they used water as a filter, the only one in the business. Consumer reports did a review of numerous vacuum cleaners, and rated rainbow the lowest because they said it did the worst at picking up dirt. What they did was, weigh the vacuum first, then pick up a bunch of the test material, and weigh it after. They were actually using talcom powder instead of dirt for the test. Very odd choice as I don't know many people that have talcom powder in their carpet. Although it is one of the few substances that does not adhere to water, so when the rainbow sucks it up, it spits it right back out into the air because it doesn't stick, and the rainbow weighed the same, and so they claimed it hadn't picked up anything. Consumer reports was sued for that, and they lost. As others have stated, they are obviously paid to slant their ratings to whoever pays them the most.
	Should new vehicle buyers rely on Consumer Reports	46Relevance	5 years ago	BHB56	Submit Your Question HERE
	In your opinion, how reliable are Consumer reports published reviews for new vehicles? Consumer reports does not buy and test new vehicles. They rely on “predicted reliability” of buyers. Should new vehicle buyers rely on crystal ball testing?